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Goodyear’s noise reduction technology, SoundComfort has been voted Product of the Year 2019 by consumers in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The consumer survey conducted by international market and consumer research company Nielsen asked 5000 people for their views on product innovation. It is the largest survey of its kind in the world.
SoundComfort technology is an excellent...

Standard Goodyear truck tyres beat the sands of Peru
Brussels, January 21, 2019 – Gerard De Rooy took 3rd place in the Truck Class of the 2019 Dakar Rally with all four of the Petronas Team De Rooy Ivecos finishing in the Top 10 on standard Goodyear Offroad ORD tyres.
Petronas Team De Rooy was the only team to see all its trucks finish. Dutchman Gerard De Rooy two-times...

Greater robustness & longer service life
Brussels, November 27, 2018 – Goodyear is launching a brand new mixed service truck tyre range offering optimal damage resistance and longer service life than previous Goodyear mixed service tyres. The new OMNITRAC range features new DuraShield technology and combines excellent robustness with enhanced performance and...

A thriving relationship was formed between Uitenhage based tyre manufacturing company, Goodyear South Africa and Stephen Nkomo Primary School in 2017. The connection commenced with Goodyear renovating a classroom that was in dire need of refurbishment for Mandela Day 2017. This was followed by the renovation of two more classrooms in February 2018. Further to this, Goodyear...

Goodyear South Africa Recognised as a Certified Top Employer 2019
Goodyear South Africa has been officially recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer 2019 for excellence in employee conditions. Organisations certified as Top Employers dedicate themselves to providing the very best work atmosphere for employees to allow them to develop their careers and...

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 SUV fitted on Audi e-tron in San Francisco
Goodyear ultra-high performing tyres are chosen for Audi’s first ever electric SUV
Brussels, 18 September 2018 – Audi revealed its e-tron earlier today, which is the first fully electric SUV to be commercialised by the German car manufacturer. Goodyear has supplied this groundbreaking model with its...

GOODYEAR SOUTH AFRICA HAS A NEW HOME
JOHANNESBURG, August 30, 2018 – As Goodyear celebrates ‘120 Years of Innovation’ in 2018, the South Africa entity also celebrates moving to its new Head Office at the Hertford Office Park in Midrand. Goodyear South Africa has consolidated its Johannesburg based offices to support the Company’s business strategy of business simplification,...

GOODYEAR SOUTH AFRICA HELPS EMPOWER YOUNG WOMEN
Uitenhage –“You are destined for greatness” were the words uttered by Siphosethu Level which rang true for the ladies attending the Goodyear South Africa Women’s Month celebration. Siphosethu, now a Master’s in Social Science student at the Nelson Mandela University, said those were the words she would often hear from her...

GOODYEAR SOUTH AFRICA’S 67 MINUTES OF PLAY FOR MANDELA DAY
Uitenhage – Goodyear South Africa has once again heeded to the call to impact lives in communities on Mandela Day by inviting 84 Grade Six learners from Stephen Nkomo Primary school to come and celebrate this significant day with them on 18 July 2018. With bright skies and favourable winter weather in Uitenhage,...

Goodyear South Africa has once again heeded to the call to impact lives in communities on Mandela Day by inviting 84 Grade Six learners from Stephen Nkomo Primary school to come and celebrate this significant day with them on 18 July 2018.

Goodyear to study tyre materials reaction in International Space Station Experiments

Material science plays a critical role in tyre research and development
Scientific discovery project to evaluate molecular structures of silica not available on Earth
Results to inform additional opportunities to potentially improve fuel efficiency and traction.

The Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company plans to test tyre components in space as part of a project in the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory, through an experiment expected to launch later this year

Jaguar chooses new Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 SUV as OE fitment for Jaguar E-PACE
Goodyear proudly announces that it has been chosen by Jaguar to supply original equipment tyres for the Jaguar E-PACE, the medium-sized SUV of the British vehicle manufacturer.
Goodyear will supply Jaguar’s new SUV with Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 SUV and Eagle F1 Asymmetric SUV All-Terrain. The...

The futuristic ‘Oxygene’ photosynthesis tyre, that symbolises Goodyear’s vision for clean mobility in the cities of the future, impressed the entire jury at this year’s Creative Awards and won in the category ‘Best Green Idea’.

Goodyear Wranglers keep anti-poaching vehicles on track
Goodyear Wranglers are the tyre of choice for rangers of the Forever Wild Rhino Protection Initiative team. This is the seventh year that the tyre manufacturer is sponsoring the rugged, all terrain 4x4 tyres to help give the anti-poaching teams an advantage when patrolling the country’s nature reserves.
“The rangers...

Goodyear South Africa launches Umthombo Development Programme
Today, Goodyear South Africa is proud to announce the launch of its enterprise and supplier development initiative, Umthombo Development Programme. Umthombo which means fountain and signifies “the source from which something proceeds or is supplied” is part of Goodyear’s commitment to transformation through the...

Goodyear Presents New Tyre Technologies with press event at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show
Geneva, March 8th, 2018 – President for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Chris Delaney shared the latest Goodyear tyre technologies with members of the press at the Goodyear booth at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show.
Delaney, coining the collaborative focus for this...

Goodyear Unveils Oxygene, a Concept Tyre Designed to Support Cleaner and More Convenient Urban Mobility
Goodyear’s Oxygene concept envisions a driving solution that improves air quality
Geneva, March 6th, 2018 – Goodyear’s latest concept tyre, introduced at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, quite literally brings the future of mobility to life as a visionary solution...

Goodyear demonstrates its intelligent tyre prototype on the road
Goodyear intelligent tyre prototype is designed to ensure optimal connectivity between tyre and fleet operators
Geneva, March 6th, 2018 – At the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, Goodyear showcased the latest advances on its intelligent tyre prototype, a complete tyre information system that includes a tyre,...

Goodyear Presents New Tyre Technology Designed to Advance the Performance of Electric Vehicles
The EfficientGrip Performance prototype with Electric Drive Technology is Goodyear’s latest step in developing tyres that meet the specific demands of Electric Vehicles
Geneva, March 6th, 2018 – Goodyear offered a sneak peek during the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show of its...

GOODYEAR SOYBEAN OIL TECHNOLOGY WINS ‘ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR’ AWARD
AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 22, 2018 – The Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company has been presented the prestigious Tyre Technology International Award for Innovation and Excellence in the category of “Environmental Achievement of the Year” during the 2018 Tyre Technology Expo in Hannover, Germany. The...

The Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company has been presented the prestigious Tyre Technology International Award for Innovation and Excellence in the category of “Environmental Achievement of the Year” during the 2018 Tyre Technology Expo in Hannover, Germany

Goodyear tyres chosen as OE fitment for new BMW 5 Series
Uitenhage, 19 February 2018 – Goodyear is proud to announce that it has been accredited with a wide range of both Summer and Winter tyres as original equipment fitments for the BMW 5 Series.
The 5 Series drivers can count on the performance of the Goodyear UHP Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 in the following...

Goodyear awarded “Chassis Supplier of the Year” by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles EMEA for demonstrated customer centric performance, flexibility and transparency.
First time a tyre manufacturer has been selected by FCA for this important award for the Chassis sector.
On December 7th, 2017, at the annual supplier conference at the Auditorium G. Agnelli Lingotto in Turin (Italy),...

Port Elizabeth –GOODYEAR SOUTH AFRICA EMPLOYEES HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF LEARNERS
Goodyear South Africa held its annual Group Conference at the Boardwalk Hotel on February 13, 2018. This year’s conference theme, ‘Shaping the Future’, saw teams refurbishing 80 desks for learners at Stephen Nkomo Primary School in kwaNobuhle. Goodyear has also revamped three dilapidated...

New 2018 Jeep® Wrangler Features Goodyear Wrangler AT Adventure with Kevlar
AKRON Ohio, December 2017 – The 2018 Jeep Wrangler – unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show – will be fitted with two sizes of Goodyear’s Wrangler AT Adventure with Kevlar.
The Wrangler AT Adventure with Kevlar is Goodyear’s best tyre for versatility on and off road. The tyre features DuPont™ Kevlar®...

OUR EIGHT FASTEST STARS ARE READY TO RACE FOR THE SPEED STARS TITLE
For the first time ever on Speed Stars, the winner will be decided in an actual race to the finish line! Our eight fastest stars will line up on the grid at Zwartkops in identical VW Polo TSI’s and battle it out over a six-lap handicap race.
Last weeks final celebrity pairing saw Jesse Clegg and Jenna Ward go...

WORLD SURFSKI CHAMPION JENNA WARD AND MUSCIAN JESSE CLEGG ARE OUR FINAL STAR PAIRING OF THE SEASON
There is no doubting the massive impact our experiences growing up can have in influencing and moulding the people we become. This couldn't be more evident than in the case of our final celebrity pairing of the season: Jesse Clegg and Jenna Ward.
Being exposed to paddling at an...

Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure wins “Tyre of the Year 2017” award
Spanish magazine ‘Neumáticos y Mecánica Rápida’ magazine has named the Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure as the best 4x4/SUV tyre of 2017
November 2017 - The Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure has received the prestigious ‘Tyre of the Year’ award from renowned Spanish magazine ‘Neumáticos y...

Goodyear and Land Rover successfully complete Land Rover Experience Tour 2017
After almost a month of exploring a wide variety of Peruvian roads, the Land Rover Experience Tour 2017 ended on November 9th. Goodyear’s Wrangler DuraTrac tyres were used to equip the 19 participating vehicles. The tyres proved their worth as the perfect off-road partner, withstanding even the...

After almost a month of exploring a wide variety of Peruvian roads, the Land Rover Experience Tour 2017 ended on November 9th. Goodyear’s Wrangler DuraTrac tyres were used to equip the 19 participating vehicles

IT’S LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION AS SHASHI NAIDOO AND ZOE BROWN TAKE TO THE TRACK ON SPEED STARS.
Our next celebrity pairing feel right at home in front of the cameras and under the bright lights, but will Shashi Naidoo and Zoe Brown feel as comfortable when they get behind the wheel and the lights go out on Speed Stars?
Shashi Naidoo has literally done it all in the...

Our next celebrity pairing feel right at home in front of the cameras and under the bright lights, but will Shashi Naidoo and Zoe Brown feel as comfortable when they get behind the wheel and the lights go out on Speed Stars

HOWZAT!ITSSACRICKETCAPTAIN DANE’ VAN NIEKERK TAKING ON SPRINGBOK RUGBY PLAYER RYAN KANKOWSKI NEXT ON SPEED STARS
They may come from completely different sporting codes but what Dane’ van Niekerk and Ryan Kankowski do have in common is that they have both excelled at the highest level in their sport. Will they produce stand out performances when they take to the racetrack on...

Johannesburg – GOODYEAR SOUTH AFRICA WELCOMES NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR
Jean-Jacques Wiroth, Managing Director of Goodyear South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, has decided that this is the right time to venture into his next opportunity. Wiroth, who first arrived in the South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa operations on assignment eight and half years ago, will be embarking on a...

TEAMMATES ON FIELD BECOME RIVALS ON TRACK: ITS BLITZBOKKE KWAGGA SMITH AND JUSTIN GEDULD NEXT ON SPEED STARS
The Blitzbokke have given die-hard South African rugby fans much to celebrate in the super competitive world of Sevens Rugby. With 27 tournament wins on the IRB Sevens Series since inception in 1999, they have gone on to win the Series twice and are the current...

Team De Rooy wins Rallye OiLibya on Goodyear Truck Tyres
Team De Rooy takes all truck podium places on Goodyear Offroad ORD tyres
Luxembourg, October 2017 – Team De Rooy, using standard Goodyear truck tyres, took 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in the Truck Class of the Rallye OiLibya Maroc.
The Team De Rooy Iveco Powerstar 4x4 of Federico Villagra, Adrian Yacopini and Ricardo...

WHO WILL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH WHEN FUNNY GUYS JOEY RASDIEN AND RICHELIEU BEAUNOIR TAKE TO THE TRACK ON SPEED STARS?
For most of us the thought of standing on a stage and making people laugh isn’t very funny at all. But for this weeks guests, Joey Rasdien and Richelieu Beaunoir this IS life!
Gauteng local Joey Rasdien had for more serious plans for his life, with a B Comm...

Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac chosen by Land Rover as official tyre for the Land Rover Experience Tour Peru
Thanks to its versatile and durable off-road capabilities the Wrangler DuraTrac will allow the teams to take on the most challenging of conditions

From October 14th until November 9th Goodyear’s Wrangler DuraTrac tyres will be tested to the limit during the Land Rover Experience Tour. During the four-week expedition, a selection of international participants will drive new Land Rover Discovery SUV’s fitted with Wrangler DuraTrac tyres through a wide variety of road conditions

Boeing certifies Goodyear Flight Radial tyre for 777X
Ultra-lightweight tyre is first product to receive Boeing system part certification
Port Elizabeth, October 2017 – The Boeing company has certified the Goodyear Tyre & Rubber company’s ultra-lightweight Flight Radial tyre for its 777X airplane.
With this designation, the Goodyear Flight Radial becomes the first...

IT’S LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION AS SPEED STARS RETURNS TO YOUR TV SCREENS THIS WEEK
The wait is finally over as the eagerly anticipated third season of the popular reality television series, Speed Stars is back on Ignition, DSTV 189. The new season launches off the line on Saturday 7th October at 19:00 and the chequered flags drops on the nine part series on the 8th December....

New Land Rover Discovery SVX production preview equipped with Goodyear concept tyres Frankfurt, September 2017 – Goodyear designed state-of-the-art concept tyres for the new Land Rover Discovery SVX production preview, showcased from September 14-24th at IAA 2017 in Frankfurt. Goodyear has developed a tailor-made concept tyre to meet the manufacturer’s specific requirements for...

Advancing its connected-business model, The Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company today announced plans to create a new facility in Luxembourg that utilizes an innovative production process to meet growing customer and consumer demand for premium tyres

Goodyear Using Soybean Oil-Based Rubber in Tyres
AKRON, Ohio, September, 2017 – The Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company is harvesting some unique “seeds” of innovation as it introduces a new tyre technology with support from the United Soybean Board (USB).
The first commercial use of a new soybean oil-based rubber compound is helping Goodyear enhance tyre performance in dry,...

Goodyear sponsors Speed Stars
Goodyear South Africa, in partnership with the Volkswagen Driving Academy, is proud to announce its sponsorship of Speed Stars 3. The launch of the TV show took place at the Zwartkops Raceway on 12 August. The day marked the start of a nationwide search for public contestants that will battle for the title of Speed Stars winner along with some of...

"Goodyear: A true test of tyre" on DStv
"Goodyear: A true test of tyre" is a TV special developed by TV personality and Motoring Journalist Marius Roberts that is set to air on Ignition TV (DStv 189) during the first half of August. Marius takes viewers on an exciting journey through the Goodyear Innovation Centre in Luxembourg, followed by some playtime on the track and a...

GOODYEAR SOUTH AFRICA PUTS A SMILE ON 577 LITTLE FACES
Port Elizabeth – Goodyear South Africa employees came together at Stephen Nkomo Primary School in Kwanobuhle on 26 July 2017, with one goal in mind – to see 577 learners smile for 67 minutes. The excitement was tangible when the learners saw the play zone which was set up on the school grounds for the Goodyear South Africa...

Goodyear Road Safety Advice:
PACKING THE CAR: SAFETY FIRST!
Whether you’re taking a short trip to the seaside, simply going from the airport to the hotel or are about to set off on your annual holiday, getting the car packed right is paramount to your safety on the road. Setting off with the entire family and a lot of baggage implies certain risks, not only for those in the...

Whether you’re taking a short trip to the seaside, simply going from the airport to the hotel or are about to set off on your annual holiday, getting the car packed right is paramount to your safety on the road. Setting off with the entire family and a lot of baggage implies certain risks, not only for those in the car, but also for other road users

GOODYEAR SOUTH AFRICA AND MALAS SCORE A GOAL FOR TEAM BUILDING
Port Elizabeth – The Goodyear vs. Malas Soccer Challenge took place on Saturday, May 13 at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2nd Avenue Campus in Port Elizabeth. Malas is a tyre dealer based in Pretoria. This being the fourth game between Goodyear and Malas, in the last few years, the stadium was filled...

Goodyear Tyres for ‘The Most Spectacular Truck Competition on the Planet’
FIA European Truck Racing Championship on Goodyear tyres again
Port Elizabeth, May 2017 – Announced as ‘the most spectacular truck competition on the planet’, the 2017 FIA European Truck Racing Championship will again see Goodyear supply its specially developed Truck Racing tyres to all competitors....

Announced as ‘the most spectacular truck competition on the planet’, the 2017 FIA European Truck Racing Championship will again see Goodyear supply its specially developed Truck Racing tyres to all competitors

Sava expands its Light Truck range with the brand new Trenta 2
Port Elizabeth, May 2017 – Sava is pleased to announce the Trenta 2, its latest model in the Light Truck tyre range. With the launch of this new tyre, Sava offers an efficient and reliable tyre and expands its range to provide fleets with additional size options.
The Sava Trenta 2 is designed to respond to fleet...